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France comprises a mainland area located in the western part of continental Europe, plus the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea and several overseas territories in North and South America, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Covering a total area of 543 965 km2, mainland France is the largest country in the European Union. Together with the overseas departments, France covers 632 834 km2. The other overseas communities and New Caledonia cover 22 481 km2.